The European Commission is calling on the technology and communications industry to not only sort out its own energy use and carbon emissions but also help the rest of industry make cuts too.
Greater use of technology will help the European Union achieve its targets for cutting carbon emissions by 20 per cent by 2020 and getting …

Less meat could cut climate costs by $20 trillion (!) until 2050

Less meat could cut climate costs by $20 trillion (!) until 2050!!

These are dramatic figures: If we do not reduce our meat consumption, it will cost us US$ 20 000 000 000 000 by the year 2050!! That's the conclusion of a study by Elke Stehfest and colleagues of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, see http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16573-eating-less-meat-could-cu...

$20 trillion or $20000 billion, this is the share of the costs of fighting the consequences of global warming that we could save by reducing meat consumption globally - or pay the price! For a purely plant based diet the savings go up to approx. $32 trillion! With the current economic crisis in mind, we simply cannot afford to ignore this situation. Let's contribute to a change in our diets, away from animal products, away from livestock, let's explore alternatives (vegetarian meat, in-vitro-meat, alternatives to egg-products, …)!